Medieval European Witchcraft and the Perception of Women in Select Philippine Short Stories

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dc.contributor.authorMagan, Rhodora
dc.contributor.authorGul, Ozlem
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-21T07:41:55Z
dc.date.available2025-03-21T07:41:55Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses the persistent narrative of witchcraft-related violence in the contemporary era by delving into its historical root - the medieval practice of witch-hunts. It investigates gendered motifs linked to women accused of witchcraft and sorcery, using Morgan le Fay in Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur as a reference. By examining gender stereotypes, we aim to demonstrate how medieval European concepts of witchcraft and sorcery have become entrenched in modern perceptions of women. This investigation employs Philippine literary texts - The Witch by Edilberto Tiempo and May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin, characterising women exhibiting postcolonial dispositions. Our central hypothesis holds that these contemporary stories adapt the medieval classic. The findings point to the medieval traces in the characters of Minggay and Agueda, leading to their societal categorisation as metaphorical witches. Textual analysis exemplifies strategies such as un/belonging the self to demonstrate herstory, acknowledging one's beliefs to express innate tendencies, and challenging social structures to promote reclamation of oppressive structures. This study contributes to understanding the challenged mythical nature of women's identity in the modern era. Hence, the adaptive platform of medieval European influence lends support to stabilising women's positionality rather than their essentiality.
dc.identifier.endpage84
dc.identifier.issn1985-3106
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85211149259
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage65
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14034/2822
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001346025800005
dc.identifier.wosquality#YOK
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt Islamic Univ Malaysia, Dept English Language & Literature
dc.relation.ispartofAsiatic-Iium Journal of English Language and Literature
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250319
dc.subjectFeminist mythology
dc.subjectmedieval shadow
dc.subjectmetaphorical witch
dc.subjectpositionality vs. essentiality
dc.subjectpostcolonialism and magic
dc.titleMedieval European Witchcraft and the Perception of Women in Select Philippine Short Stories
dc.typeArticle

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